History Forgets History: Historic Westville’s Real Downfall
“Westville has become a history museum whose overseers want to deny its own history.”
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Why We Are So Against Moving Westville
Let’s set aside the obvious reason to keep Westville right where it is. No more than you would consider moving Continue reading
Save the HCC! Contact Your Legislators Today!
Last week, activists in support of the Historic Chattahoochee Commission, an organization that has served tourist sites along the Chattahoochee River Continue reading
Westville Chair Mike Bunn Resigns, Leaves Two Historic Institutions in Jeopardy
We have learned recently that Westville’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mike Bunn, has resigned from his position as Continue reading
This Wheel’s on Fire: 500+ Sign KWIL Petition
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KWIL Petition Reaches 400+ Signatures: List of Names and Comments To Be Delivered To Executive Committee on 1/5/15
“I’m worried that the structures can’t survive the move. Also this created, artificial town has developed its own history and context, which is rooted in the stories and tales of its creation and preservation by volunteers. That narrative, I fear, will be lost when it becomes one gallery in a hodgepodge of historical exhibits.”
— John Lupold, KWIL Signee & Industrial Historian of Columbus, GA
“We Are Not of the Night”: The Legacy of D.A. Turner at Westville
Finally—this is a vitally important point—the board lost interest in its own past, and, with it, the comprehension of Mr. Turner’s success model.
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